Christian Theology in Asia

For more on this event visit a https 3A 2F 2Fbit ly 2F2WS14gD a For more on the Berkley Center visit a https 3A 2F 2Fberkleycenter georgetown edu a July 29 2021 Rev Thomas Dabre is bishop of the Diocese of Poona India Active in interfaith dialogue Bishop Dabre was previously a professor of systematic theology at the Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth Peter C Phan is the inaugural holder of the Ignacio Ellacuria Chair of Catholic Social Thought in the Georgetown University Department of Theology and Religious Studies and a faculty fellow at the Berkley Center His research deals with the theology of icons in Orthodox theology patristic theology eschatology the history of Christian missions in Asia and liberation inculturation and interreligious dialogue This conversation focused on how theology should be done today in the sociopolitical economic cultural and religious contexts of Asia in particular India It began with an explanation of Phan's theological work Dabre then engaged in a discussion with Phan on themes such as the application of the scientific category of paradigm shift to theology the distinction between faith and theology the necessity of a pastorally relevant theology the dialogical model of Christian missions and the kind of Christology that would be appropriate to the religiously pluralistic context of Asia

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